Utlity Strike Averted, Bill Allen Serving Out Sentence

Alaska Edition host Michael Carey and guests discuss the implications of a potential strike by utility workers in Anchorage and also these headlines of Alaska’s top news stories for the week of August 28:

Former VECO executive Bill Allen, a central figure in the political corruption trials, is serving the final stages of his sentence at home in New Mexico.

Some Alaska parents charged with misdemeanors after their children repeatedly skipped school.

Reverend Jerry Prevo’s son, Allen Prevo files for divorce.

The ferry Susitna is ready for business, except there is no business.

Cabbie Nathan Nwokorie jailed, again, after judge raises his bail in rape case. Assembly is visiting legislation that would prevent cab drivers accused of sexual assault from driving a cab